Barry John C., Jr.

Monuments

B-17 'Heavenly Body' (43-37776) Memorial

490th Bombardment Group Roll of Honor

Name:

John C., Jr. Barry

Rank:

Staff Sergeant

Serial Number:

11031790

Unit:

10th Motor Transport Section

Date of Death:

1944-09-27

State:

Massachusetts

Cemetery:

Shepardville Cemetery, Plainville, Massachusetts

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John C. Barry, Jr. was born on March 22, 1919, in Massachusetts. He was the son of Florence R. Jergensen Barry.

John served in the 10th Motor Transport Section as a Staff Sergeant and was a passenger on the B-17 #43-37776 'Heavenly Body' at the time of his death. He was Killed in Action on September 27, 1944, while on a routine night training mission when his airplane crashed on the Elmside Farm near the village of Nailstone in England. After turning, just North of Nailstone, near Ibstock, the B-17's nose dropped, and the port wing struck the ground. The machine was completely destroyed by fire and explosion. The cause of the crash remains unknown, which resulted in the death of all men aboard their plane.

SSgt Barry is now buried in the Shepardville Cemetery, Plainville, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA.